Mary O'Dea
@maryodea.bsky.social
Busy with family and business. Interested in art, politics, and the common good.
Report is on Australian institute of criminology site. 20 people hanged themselves in prison this year, 8 indigenous & 12 non-indigenous. A system that doesn't offer people it locks up, rehabilitation, mental health care, hope, & doesn't notice they've reached the end of their tether is a failure.
December 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Report is on Australian institute of criminology site. 20 people hanged themselves in prison this year, 8 indigenous & 12 non-indigenous. A system that doesn't offer people it locks up, rehabilitation, mental health care, hope, & doesn't notice they've reached the end of their tether is a failure.
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“I am disappointed because he’s a very talented MP and teams need their best players on the field,” says Tony Abbott. “Still, I understand that he wants to be able to speak beyond his portfolio area and that can really only be done from the back bench.” satpa.pe/HcbEVxI
Exclusive: Abbott ‘disappointed’ by Andrew Hastie as right splinters
A fracturing of the Liberal right faction has created chaos within the party, leading to what MPs have called ‘incredible ... damage’ to the Coalition’s reputation and prospects.
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October 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
“I am disappointed because he’s a very talented MP and teams need their best players on the field,” says Tony Abbott. “Still, I understand that he wants to be able to speak beyond his portfolio area and that can really only be done from the back bench.” satpa.pe/HcbEVxI
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“The party is trying to resolve the net zero issue before the end of the year,” a senior Liberal tells Karen Barlow. “I think this is a much easier way for Andrew to resign than possibly being on the losing end of a party room battle.” satpa.pe/cJ2RgLm
Exclusive: Abbott ‘disappointed’ by Andrew Hastie as right splinters
A fracturing of the Liberal right faction has created chaos within the party, leading to what MPs have called ‘incredible ... damage’ to the Coalition’s reputation and prospects.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
“The party is trying to resolve the net zero issue before the end of the year,” a senior Liberal tells Karen Barlow. “I think this is a much easier way for Andrew to resign than possibly being on the losing end of a party room battle.” satpa.pe/cJ2RgLm
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Warnings about how to avoid a paper trail that might later be accessed by an FOI request are part of the induction kit for new political staffers. Even the acronym has its own crude nickname in the ministerial wing: “FOI. Fuck Off Idiot.” satpa.pe/zPB9QFA
Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’
Labor’s reforms to freedom of information laws are opposed by every public submission made to the Senate, with the government’s record on secrecy worse than Scott Morrison’s.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Warnings about how to avoid a paper trail that might later be accessed by an FOI request are part of the induction kit for new political staffers. Even the acronym has its own crude nickname in the ministerial wing: “FOI. Fuck Off Idiot.” satpa.pe/zPB9QFA
I understand that separate bedrooms worked for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
Report: Snoring May Increase Risk Of Having Throat Slit During Night By Loved One https://theonion.com/report-snoring-may-increase-risk-of-having-throat-slit-1823953225/
September 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I understand that separate bedrooms worked for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
Tichy bit of a win if it's even worth being called a win.
Anthony Albanese surprised some of his MPs by readily agreeing with an interviewer that there’s “always good people” who turn up to demonstrate their views on particular issues.
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The powder-keg politics of immigration
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September 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Tichy bit of a win if it's even worth being called a win.
Tichy bit of a win if it's even worth being called a win.
“Sussan Ley is certainly under pressure, but the opposition did have its first big win over the government this week.”
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The powder-keg politics of immigration
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September 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Tichy bit of a win if it's even worth being called a win.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06... I seriously doubt that Mr Albanese has nothing to achieve, and no one to meet, on this G7 trip other than the current president of the much diminished USA.
Albanese was brimming with confidence. Minutes later, Trump changed plans
Seven months in the making, Anthony Albanese told reporters that he had prepared extensively to finally meet with US President Donald Trump. Then a social media post landed with a thud.
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June 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06... I seriously doubt that Mr Albanese has nothing to achieve, and no one to meet, on this G7 trip other than the current president of the much diminished USA.
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‘We love involving everyone’: these married artists want you to work on their giant cardboard sculpture
‘We love involving everyone’: these married artists want you to work on their giant cardboard sculpture
Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan are inviting Bundanon Art Museum visitors to contribute to their new work – which ‘demystifies the idea of art as an individual pursuit’
Using cardboard, make habitation a better place. Draw a tree of your imagination or that…
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
‘We love involving everyone’: these married artists want you to work on their giant cardboard sculpture
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Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them
Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them
The causes involve more than just habitat loss, but there are steps you can take to help save these delicate creatures
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March 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them
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Trump never pushed a grocery cart around a supermarket or shopped w/kids, purchased an off the rack suit, had to take public transportation when his car broke down, paid an invoice without arguing the amount or quality of the work. “A little disturbance” in emails from DOGE put workers out of work.
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trump never pushed a grocery cart around a supermarket or shopped w/kids, purchased an off the rack suit, had to take public transportation when his car broke down, paid an invoice without arguing the amount or quality of the work. “A little disturbance” in emails from DOGE put workers out of work.
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A brilliant Banksy.
March 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A brilliant Banksy.
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I try to keep the language on here… PG… but in this case i can’t.
You, Trump, are a traitorous piece of shit
You, Trump, are a traitorous piece of shit
February 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I try to keep the language on here… PG… but in this case i can’t.
You, Trump, are a traitorous piece of shit
You, Trump, are a traitorous piece of shit
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Microsoft unveils chip it says could bring quantum computing within years
Microsoft unveils chip it says could bring quantum computing within years
Chip is powered by world’s first topoconductor, which can create new state of matter that is not solid, liquid or gas
Quantum computers could be built within years rather than decades, according to Microsoft, which has unveiled a breakthrough that it…
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Microsoft unveils chip it says could bring quantum computing within years
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A story in two parts! Trump denouncing Ukraine & Zelensky, now.
Here's the transcript of Trump congratulating President Zelensky on his election victories... and then attempting to extort him. If you want to understand the rationale behind the hate of Ukraine, its because Trump was caught criming.
Here's the transcript of Trump congratulating President Zelensky on his election victories... and then attempting to extort him. If you want to understand the rationale behind the hate of Ukraine, its because Trump was caught criming.
February 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A story in two parts! Trump denouncing Ukraine & Zelensky, now.
Here's the transcript of Trump congratulating President Zelensky on his election victories... and then attempting to extort him. If you want to understand the rationale behind the hate of Ukraine, its because Trump was caught criming.
Here's the transcript of Trump congratulating President Zelensky on his election victories... and then attempting to extort him. If you want to understand the rationale behind the hate of Ukraine, its because Trump was caught criming.
I wondered the same. In my book that one suggestion makes everything he has ever said or will ever say totally suss.
Why the hell is the ABC still interviewing this bloke?
February 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I wondered the same. In my book that one suggestion makes everything he has ever said or will ever say totally suss.
I think these tech guys are looking to replace people with software programs. They need to know about our Australian experience with this kind of cost cutting en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robodeb... although they might not care.
February 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I think these tech guys are looking to replace people with software programs. They need to know about our Australian experience with this kind of cost cutting en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robodeb... although they might not care.
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Coalition ‘not serious’ about Dutton’s nuclear plan and running economy off it ‘unachievable’, Matt Canavan says
Coalition ‘not serious’ about Dutton’s nuclear plan and running economy off it ‘unachievable’, Matt Canavan says
Nationals senator questions his own party’s policy, saying ‘all sides of politics are deciding their energy based on focus group’
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December 20, 2024 at 4:11 AM
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www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12... a policy announcement I love!
Government announces $40m a year funding boost for ABC
In addition to increasing funding for the ABC, Labor says it will seek to legislate five-year funding terms for the ABC and SBS to help prevent "political interference".
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December 16, 2024 at 7:56 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12... a policy announcement I love!
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This all-consuming book has been out for a month, as of yesterday, and is off to be reprinted. I have been too scared to ask for numbers, but I know people are buying and reading it. Thank you. The best feedback is a review like this one because it was my exact hope for this thing. Don't stop now!
November 17, 2024 at 8:55 AM
This all-consuming book has been out for a month, as of yesterday, and is off to be reprinted. I have been too scared to ask for numbers, but I know people are buying and reading it. Thank you. The best feedback is a review like this one because it was my exact hope for this thing. Don't stop now!
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RFK Jr.'s involvement in this tragedy needs to be more widely known. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/measles...
Samoa's perfect storm: How a collapse in vaccination rates killed more than 70 children
As parents mourn their dead, Brian Deer unpicks the myths and missteps that allowed measles to traumatise a nation.
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November 16, 2024 at 4:58 PM
RFK Jr.'s involvement in this tragedy needs to be more widely known. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/measles...